Love, sacrifice and redemption: La Traviata's dazzling heroine embodies all three in one of opera's most beloved stories. The story of Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan who makes the fatal mistake of falling in love, has defined romantic tragedy since La dame aux Camélias, the Dumás novel that inspired Verdi, appeared in 1848.
Verdi's opera paints a picture of a glittering Second Empire Paris, the serenity of Violetta's country estate and the heroine's fate on a cold, pre-Lenten morning.
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A. D. Players presents Cinderella |
| A. D. Players | |
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23 | may at 11:30 am
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14th Annual Heart of Houston Awards Luncheon |
| Junior League of Houston | |
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23 | may at 11:30 am
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The Women's Home Lester and Sue Smith Luncheon with Ted Williams |
| InterContinental Houston Near the Galleria | |
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23 | may at 11:30 am
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Preservation Houston's 2012 Spring Luncheon with Steve Berry |
| The Parador |